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Jul 2, 2017 at 18:22
Never mind Go, Arimaa was *designed* to be difficult for computers. But in 2015, computers were beating humans! https://www.kingpinchess.net/2015/07/arimaa-game-over/

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May 11, 2020 at 07:22
Apparently there's a separate linux kernel flavour (beyond the usual vanilla, LTS, hardened) just for personal computers! https://liquorix.net/ Looks like it's developed on GitHub and tuned for interactive usage.
Liquorix Kernel
Enthusiast kernel optimized for low latency
Jan 18, 2020 at 12:52
You can even get smart Rubik's Cubes now! It pairs with bluetooth, and of course there's a corresponding app that gives you feedback. https://youtu.be/ez8x5JDLexU?t=390 What other toys could we add computers to?
Jan 16, 2020 at 10:16
It's hard to get developers to pay for tools. I think the problem is that computers are incredibly general machines. Once you've worked in programming for a while, it's easy to imagine making a whole range of tools. It's hard to guess the complexity of new domains though.